- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Movie name
- Enna Muthalali Sowkkiyama
- Movie release year
- 1972
- Lyrics added on
- 22 Jul 2023
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This playful and upbeat song portrays the hero flirtatiously enticing his beloved, metaphorically calling her a mansion's fawn caught in his net of love. He contrasts his own principled character against a societal obsession with money, promising to care for her once they are wed on the marriage stage. Filled with rhythmic tongue-twisters, cheerful scatting, and poetic teasing, lyricist Kannadasan blends playful romantic banter with subtle social commentary on true character versus materialism, perfectly rendered by T. M. Soundararajan and composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (உருவகம் - Uruvagam)
“Vaadi vaadi en maaligai maankutti”
Compares the beloved directly to a fawn residing in a palace ('maaligai maankutti') and love to a net ('valaiyil').
Rhyme & End Rhyme (இயைபு - Iyaibu)
“Anthiri….sundari….enthiri….thanthiri….”
Uses rhyming internal and end words like 'anthiri', 'sundari', 'enthiri', and 'thanthiri' to construct a brisk rhythmic tempo.
Assonance & Alliteration (மோனை - Monai)
“Manjula maangani mangini kingini”
Repetition of the 'M' sound across words ('Manjula', 'maangani', 'mangini') enhancing melodic rhythm.
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Trivia
This track showcases M. S. Viswanathan's skill at incorporating playful scatting, rhythmic nonsense syllables, and upbeat folk-pop beats to elevate a lighthearted romantic sequence rendered vividly by T. M. Soundararajan.
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